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Amended Daniel’s Law Sparks Litigation and Business Implications

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Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey privacy statute aimed at protecting public officials’ personal information from being disclosed online, has been on the books since 2020. But a slew of amendments made to Daniel’s Law in 2023 that...more

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U.S. Federal Privacy Bill Unveiled

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On April 5, 2024 members of U.S. Congress released a draft bipartisan, bicameral federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act. In a press release, the stated goal of this legislation is to be “a national data privacy...more

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More Privacy, Please – January 2024

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NIST Publishes Report on the Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. On December 20, 2023, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published Final NIST IR 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data. Informed by direction...more

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FTC’s Most Recent Order Cracks Down on Sharing and Selling Users’ Location Data

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A recent settlement between the FTC and data broker X-Mode Social, Inc. (and its successor company Outlogic) signals the FTC’s growing focus on protecting individuals’ location data privacy, particularly when it comes to...more

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FTC alleges data broker company mishandled consumer location data

On January 9, the FTC released a proposed order and complaint against a data broker that sells consumer location data to companies. According to the complaint, which alleges seven violations of the FTC Act, the data broker...more

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California Enacts the Delete Act

In October, California enacted its newest privacy legislation, commonly referred to as the “Delete Act” (California Senate Bill No. 362). The Delete Act will allow consumers to request that any data broker that maintains any...more

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With the Delete Act, California Enacts Another Groundbreaking Privacy Law

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The Situation: California has enacted a groundbreaking new privacy law aimed at data brokers—entities that sell information about consumers with whom they do not have a direct relationship. Under the Delete Act (SB 362), data...more

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California Takes an Aggressive Approach to Regulating Data Brokers

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The Delete Act (SB 362), signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 10, imposes additional disclosure and registration requirements on data brokers. It requires data brokers to support deletion requests...more

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California’s Delete Act – Key Takeaways for Data Brokers

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On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 362, also known as the Delete Act, which amends certain aspects of California’s existing Data Broker Registration law. By January 1, 2026,...more

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California’s Proposed “Delete Act” Would Create a ‘Do Not Sell’ List for Data Brokers

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California continues to be at vanguard of data privacy rights. The latest effort by California legislators to protect consumer privacy rights focuses on data brokers, who under the proposed California Senate Bill 362, aka...more

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In 2024 Oregon Will Join Short List of States Requiring Data Broker Registration

Oregon recently joined Vermont and California as the third state requiring data broker registration before collecting, selling, or licensing “brokered personal data.” Several types of entities are exempt from the law. These...more

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Oregon Becomes the Fourth State to Enact a Data Broker Law

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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Bill Relating to Registration of Business Entities that Qualify as Data Brokers (HB 2052) (the “Act”) on July 27, 2023.  Effective January 1, 2024, the Act will require data...more

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Congress Proposes Legislation Aimed at Data Brokers and Health Information

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On June 15, 2022, Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced Senate Bill S.4408, Health and Location Data Privacy Act of 2022 (the “Bill”). The Bill, co-sponsored with Senators Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Bernie...more

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Vermont: Overview of the Data Broker Act

The Act Relating to Data Brokers and Consumer Protection (No. 171, 2018) (‘the Data Broker Act’), located at §§2430-31, 2447, and 2466 of Title 9 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, went into full effect on 1 January 2019. The...more

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New proposed privacy rules for global companies conducting business in Australia

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The Australian Government has released draft legislation aimed at ensuring Australia’s privacy law remains well equipped to tackle the next digital era. The exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing...more

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Nevada Seeks to Broaden Online Privacy Laws

On May 25, 2021, the Nevada legislature passed Senate Bill 260, which would amend the state's online privacy notice statutes. Sponsored by Nevada Senator Nicole Cannizzaro, the Bill will broaden Nevada's existing right to...more

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Alaska's Consumer Data Privacy Act: Another CCPA Copycat, but With Its Own Unanswered Questions

Last week, Alaska joined the growing number of states considering comprehensive consumer privacy legislation when, at the behest of Governor Dunleavy, the Consumer Data Privacy Act was introduced in both chambers of the...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of March 29, 2021

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Keypoint: There were a number of notable developments this week: the Washington Privacy Act passed out of a house committee after adding a private right of action, there was more movement on the Florida and Connecticut bills,...more

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New Washington State Proposal Would Regulate Data Brokers

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If it’s not broker(ed) why fix it? A new data broker bill has been submitted to the Washington State House of Representatives, following in the footsteps of Vermont and California....more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 24

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Submits Comment on the Preliminary Draft for the NIST Privacy Framework - On October 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that...more

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CCPA Update: Data Broker Registry Now Live

The California Attorney General unveiled its data broker registry on Monday. On or before January 31st, companies qualifying as a “data broker” based on the prior year’s activities are required to register their name and...more

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New CCPA amendments bring clarity prior to the January 1, 2020 deadline

In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more

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10 Essential Things to Do Now Despite the Uncertainty

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Eight Weeks and Counting to the Deadline. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2020. With the compliance deadline rapidly approaching, the finish line seems farther away than ever. In this...more

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Calif. Data Broker Law May Be Part of Growing Trend

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Last month, the California legislature capped its 2019 legislative session by sending five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act to the California governor’s desk for signature. Originally published in Law360...more

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Massachusetts Senator Introduces Legislation Imposing Obligations On Data Brokers

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Sen. Ed Markey , D-Mass., has introduced a bill (S. 2577) imposing considerable obligations on data brokers regarding their handling of personal information....more

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